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Contents
1 Overview
2 Monitoring - DIRTY RAT
3 Information Operations - PLAGUE RAT
4 Effects - ROBO RAT
4.1 Future work
5 Tasking
6 Classification policy
6.1 Data
6.2 Operational prototypes
7 Interested Parties
8 Notes for SEBACIUM Admins
8.1 Logging
8.2 Running
8.3 Hashing and Topic Files
8.4 File Hash Monitoring
[edit] Overview
SEBACIUM is the codename for the suite of tools developed as part of ICTR-NE's active P2P exploitation
research. These tools fall into 3 categories; monitoring, information operations and effects.
[edit] Monitoring - DIRTY RAT

this tool is aimed at identifying users sharing, downloading or searching for specific content as identified by
its customers. P2P traffic represents a large proportion of Internet traffic, the advantages of the SEBACIUM
architecture is that it provides a targeted mechanism of obtaining relevant data, regardless of accesses and
geographical location.
DIRTY RAT currently has the capability to identify users sharing/downloading files of interest on the eMule
(Kademlia) and Bittorrent networks. On eMule it also has the ability to monitor the sharing/downloading of
files related to particular keywords. For example, we can report who (IP address and user ID) is sharing files
with "jihad" in the filename on eMule. If there is a new publication of an extremist magazine then we can
report who is sharing that unique file on the eMule and Bittorrent networks
The capability has proven highly successful and is being used extensively by JTRIG who are in the process of
fully integrating it into their systems. DIRTY RAT will soon be delivered to the Metropolitan Police and we
are in the early stages of relationships with CEOP and the FBI.
[edit] Information Operations - PLAGUE RAT

This tool has the capability to alter the search results of eMule and deliver tailored content to a target. This
capability has been tested successfully on the Internet against ourselves and testing against a real target is
being pursued.
[edit] Effects - ROBO RAT

Operationally referred to as ROLLING THUNDER, the details of this tool are UKEO, please contact ICTR-
NE (NE distro) for details.
[edit] Future work

Research is continuing to extend the capability to cover the following P2P networks:
Gnutella currently in prototyping evaluation

Bittorrent currently in prototyping evaluation. You can help us by identifying torrent files of interest
(e.g. extremist material).
We would also like to exploit further a number of opportunities for SEBACIUM to deliver Effects e.g.
content delivery attacks, information operations, denial of service and botnet disruption. We are currently
pursuing these.
[edit] Tasking
The SEBACIUM system is tasked by keyword(s) that are used to match search/sharing requests on the
network.
Although the SEBACIUM system is deployed within JTRIG it is currently still a research prototype,
therefore please contact ICTR-NE with any requests that may provide benefit to your business area.
[edit] Classification policy

[edit] Data
The details of how SEBACIUM works are classified as UK SECRET STRAP2.
Raw SEBACIUM logs may be distributed at RESTRICTED level, as long as the source of the
information and nature of access is not disclosed. The raw logs will contain an IP address of the
machine sharing or requesting files of interest, together with a timestamp. Clearly, if this information is
used in a subscriber check, the identity of the actual owner of the IP address is of a higher classification
and should be protected appropriately.
Results returned by DIRTY RAT are classified as SECRET. The higher classification is given due to the
volumes of data and the search criteria used.
Some filenames, particularly those related to paedophile material, may be particularly offensive.
SEBACIUM logs should therefore be distributed to customer departments through secure channels, or
the results of analysing those logs incorporated into EPRs.
[edit] Operational prototypes

Although the SEBACIUM techniques are classified, the systems that implement those techniques are
considered to be UNCLASSIFIED. This is because they are deployed using covert Internet access, and no
targeting or other information is present on the hosting machines that indicate either GCHQ involvement or
its interests.
[edit] Interested Parties

(Please feel free to add your team and/or name here)
JTRIG
CBRN
NDIST - Effects
[edit] Notes for SEBACIUM Admins

[edit] Logging
Make sure that log4j has been set to use UTF8 encoding in the properties file for each of the appenders. For
example:
log4j.appender.A1.encoding=UTF-8
[edit] Running
SEBACIUM should be scheduled to run once a day for 24 hours, if run for longer the machine can start to
slow down and logging will be affected. This issue is being looked into by QinetiQ and is thought to be a
memory related. Make sure you reserve enough memory for the JVM, this amount depends on how much is
available and how many hashes are on cover, the minimum is about 400MB, something like 2GB would be
preferable.
[edit] Hashing and Topic Files
Please ensure that all topic files are given UNCLASSIFIED names and NO KEYWORDS are placed
anywhere on the SEBACIUM box.
When hashing unicode keywords please make sure that unicode has been set up properly on the box and the
input/output for all script s has been explicitly set to use UlF-8 . This should be done in DIRTY RAT and there
are also some tip s on the ICTR-NE code snip_~ts page
When hashing files, be sure that you are using the correct algorithm for eMule MD4 file hashing. This works
by hashing "'9MB chunk s of the file and then hashing the concatenated result , which is not how the normal
MD4 hashing algorithm work s. We have a tool provided by QinetiQ to do this and there are also freeware
program s available on the Internet , such as:
http://slavasoft.com/zip/fsurn.zip
[mil ] File Hash Monitoring
When monitoring file hashes with SEBACIUM you should expect to see logs for
KADEMLIA2_PUBLISH_SOURCE_REQ , KAS_ID_LOOKUP and
KADEMLIA2_SEARCH_SOURCE_REQ . The KADEMLIA2_SEARCH_SOURCE_REQ packet indicate s
that the user is downloading the file, if this is not followed by a KADEMLIA2_PUBLISH_SOURCE_REQ
for the user then thi s may indicate that the user is not sharin g the files they download from the network.
IMPORTANT: The user hash given by the KAD_ID_LOOKUP is the KADEMLIA hash for a client ,
wherea s the user hash given by the KADEMLIA2_PUBLISH_SOURCE_REQ is the client 's eDonkey hash
which we are not currently concerned with .
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[edit] Monitoring - DIRTY RAT

[edit] Information Operations - PLAGUE RAT

[edit] Effects - ROBO RAT

[edit] Future work

Gnutella currently in prototyping evaluation

[edit] Classification policy

[edit] Operational prototypes

[edit] Interested Parties

[edit] Notes for SEBACIUM Admins

[edit] Hashing and Topic Files

[mil ] File Hash Monitoring

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